Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th October 2026

Nottingham Forest enjoy home advantage, when visitors Arsenal swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

One spot behind the leader of the table, The Gunners have claimed 15 points after six rounds, while Nottingham Forest have amassed five points and are now ranked as number 15 in the Premier League standings.

With 3 defeats from their last 6 matches, the mood around the Nottingham Forest camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing The Gunners on their home ground.

Nottingham Forest only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 14 for an average of 1.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

When it comes to goal-scoring Arsenal are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded six goals for an average of 0.6 a game, achieving a clean sheet in six of these matches.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Nottingham Forest played The Gunners. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest won 1-2 against Aston Villa, before losing 0-1 against Coventry and 3-1 to Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Premier League, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored six and conceded five goals.

Dreaming of the Premier League title, Nottingham Forest are currently too far behind budget, so to speak, to seriously stake a claim at first place.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Brighton, they were left empty-handed in a 3-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Leeds in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 3-0 win against Lille in their most recent outing. Arsenal recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in seven goals, whilst conceding six. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Spoken of as title contenders, Arsenal are currently doing a good job of living up to the hype in the Premier League this season.

We expect Arsenal to come home from the away trip to City Ground, Nottingham with a win, but Nottingham Forest have enough resistance in them to avoid getting hammered. Value lies with the away win in a combination fewer than 3.5 goals.

Nottingham Forest fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last zero games against teams inside the top six. They were on target zero times in these matches, but also let in zero goals. Nottingham Forest have so far been able to win just once after six Premier League games played, in stead showing off two draws and three defeats. Arsenal enjoy a record of five wins, zero draws and one defeat in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

The 52-year-old coach of the home team, Oliver Glasner, will select the lineup against Arsenal from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

John Victor (0/0), Matz Sels (0/6), Steven Benda (0/0), Daniel Munoz (0/5), Jair Cunha (0/4), Luca Netz (0/3), Murillo (0/6), Neco Williams (0/6), Nicolo Savona (0/0), Nikola Milenkovic (0/3), Ola Aina (0/5), Ousmane Diomande (0/4), Ibrahim Sangare (0/4), James McAtee (0/6), Morgan Gibbs-White (1/6), Nicolas Dominguez (0/1), Ryan Yates (0/0), Xaver Schlager (0/6), Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (0/2), Callum Hudson-Odoi (0/2), Chris Wood (0/5), Dan Ndoye (2/6), Igor Jesus (1/5), Liam Delap (1/5).

Arsenal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Arsenal players that the manager Mikel Arteta will choose from for the upcoming game:

David Raya (0/6), Illan Meslier (0/0), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/0), Ben White (0/5), Cristhian Mosquera (0/2), Ezri Konsa (0/5), Gabriel (0/6), Jurrien Timber (0/3), Piero Hincapie (0/3), Riccardo Calafiori (1/6), William Saliba (0/0), Bruno Guimaraes (2/4), Declan Rice (0/6), Martin Oedegaard (2/6), Martin Zubimendi (0/5), Max Dowman (0/1), Mikel Merino (0/6), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/5), Bukayo Saka (3/6), Christos Tzolis (0/5), Eberechi Eze (0/4), Kai Havertz (2/6), Noni Madueke (0/3), Viktor Gyoekeres (0/3).

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Team News

Nottingham Forest seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Sunday. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Arsenal have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Sunday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Myles Lewis-Skelly and Declan Rice sit this one out for Arsenal, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal H2H

It finished all square on when Nottingham Forest last faced Arsenal. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 0-0 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 31/10. In last eight encounters between the clubs, Arsenal have been the dominant force winning five matches against Nottingham Forest. The bookies have Arsenal to win this match at best price odds of 1/2.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Results

Of the last eight encounters between Nottingham Forest Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out three times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Tips

With two goals in six matches Dan Ndoye has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Arsenal and their defence. The visitors hope Bukayo Saka adds another to his current tally of three goals in his latest matches.

Nottingham Forest won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at City Ground, Nottingham. They drew three and lost four as well, while Arsenal won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost one. Arsenal have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in five of their last 10 home games.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last eight encounters between these two teams. Nottingham Forest managed an average of 0.39 goals, with Arsenal averaging 1.89 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Nottingham Forest saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Arsenal, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game.